Caught on camera: using a PI to snap wrongdoing
If you suspect something is wrong, either in the home, workplace or elsewhere and need solid evidence to back up any accusation or claim you might make, having visual proof can be invaluable.
It can be devastating to accuse someone of doing something wrong only for it to come back and hit you in the face when it turns out your suspicions were false and your claim untrue.
If, for example, you suspect your partner of having an affair, how can you prove it before you confront them? How can you be certain that the piles of rubbish continually dumped on your front lawn are put there by your nasty neighbour? In all of this, and much more, photographic of video evidence is key to standing by your assertion.
That's why for many people, one of the primary reasons for hiring a private investigator is to get visual proof to back up your suspicions. PIs are expert at concealing themselves, in vehicles, nearby buildings or elsewhere, so they're in a position to snap or record someone doing something, be it an illicit kiss or anything else.
Cameras can also be mounted on vehicles in situations where a person is being followed, either on foot or in traffic, and nowadays many PIs use the latest in digital technology to ensure the clearest of results, even when captured from far away.
On a more basic, yet still-powerful, level, the rapid development of high-quality cameras in smartphones allows investigators to snap away at will while perhaps pretending they’re shooting a landscape scene. PIs might also employ a variety of concealed cameras, such as in a bag or on the person, in settings where they’re near to the subject.
When eventually confronted, the accused can make all the excuses they want, but once presented with the visual evidence of their wrongdoing there’ll be nothing left to say except, “I’m sorry”. If taken to court, in either civil or criminal proceedings, such evidence will be a powerful tool in helping to win your case, as in many instances, photographic and video evidence is largely irrefutable.